Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Spring 2021 » Everyday Use Quiz

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Question #1
Where does Mama dream of being reunited with Dee?
A.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
B.   Mama’s high school graduation
C.   A bright, shiny TV show
D.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Weak, in need of family support
B.   Large, hard-working, plain
C.   Small, muscular, agile
D.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Round, pleasant, talkative
B.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
C.   Small, dark, terrified
D.   Brave, tall, outspoken
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
B.   Her father abused her before he left town.
C.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
D.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   In need, asking for help and money
B.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
C.   Lighter skin, pale heels
D.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   The use of colloquial African language
B.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
C.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
D.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
B.   She was forced to support her family with a job
C.   The school closed when she was still a girl
D.   She became pregnant as a teenager
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
B.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
C.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
D.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The run-down house
B.   The milk cow
C.   The quilts hanging on the wall
D.   Maggie and Mama
Question #10
What aspects of Dee’s former life is she determined to recapture?
A.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
B.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
C.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
D.   Material items like a butter churn
Question #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
A.   Turn them into coats
B.   Display them in an art gallery
C.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
D.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Wangero
B.   Dee
C.   Hakim-a-barber
D.   Maggie

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